Shahrail Boro Bari
Type: Building / Skyscraper
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Brief
If you are travelling Singair Upazila of Manikganj District then there will be a significant number of options come to your hand for paying a visit. A traveler or explorer who is interested in travelling old houses, then we may suggest whenever you will reach there at Singair Bazar, you would rather take a left turn and cover a distance of around 7-8 km to get there at the old house name Shahrail Boro Bari (সাহরাইল বড় বাড়ি) situated nearby Charigram Bazar. We could not revealed actual history as it is not being well documented anywhere about this Old House.
It seems hard for ORB (Offroad Bangladesh) team to recover the elaborate background history of this place until there is any publication or thesis report being found. We observed people calling this house a zamindar Palace as it is very common trends in our country to name a Old house Zamindar Bari .
So far our experts team can assume is that this House could be a part of Zamindari estate previously as we have discovered so many palatial houses around the same district. But considering the structure, the building layout, and the decorative patterns that are still visible in open eyes we can say at best, it was possibly the residential block of the eminent officials of the estate.
Interviewing the local folks we came to know that this property belonged to two Saha brothers named Ram Mohon Saha and Koushik Saha who allegedly sold off the property to its current owner a former Member of Parliament, before migrating to India. The owner we were told is planning on dismantling the damages and renovating the building.
How to go
From Singair Bus stand you may ride on a Bus or Shared auto rickshaw moving southward to the Charigram Bazar. After reaching there it just few steps away, you may ask people for the direction of Shahrail Boro Bari .
How To Reach: Singair Upazila
This Upazila is located in between 23°42′ and 23°52′ north latitudes & in between 90°03′ and 90°16′ east longitudes. Once a traveler get to the Manikganj Bazar Bus Stand then he/she will find so many options to move toward Singair Upazila from there. It is nearly 20 km South-east from Manikganj Sadar.
Where to Stay
There are no hotels to stay at night in Singair Upazila. There is one Dak Bungalow, but you need prior permission to stay at there.
Things to do
There are a significant number of Historical & Archaeological sites all around the Singair Upazila. So it would be wise to make an Itinerary before visiting this Upazila.
Eating Facilities
There are very limited options to find fancy Restaurants & Hotels nearby the House. You can search for local hotels Shahrail Bazar. Also, referred to where to eat at Manikganj Sadar.
The splendid building still stands tall along the bank of the Kumar River beckoning the people passing by it to have a look of its grandeur and magnificence. None can resist the temptation of taking a look at the captivating old structure when one passes by it.
In the absence of proper maintenance and renovation, weeds have grown in and around the house while the mossy bricks are crumbling down from the decaying structure. The house has lost much of its charm of terracotta due to the authorities’ negligence. Locals have already taken away many of the bricks, plaques, wooden doors and windows. The house has become a safe haven for drug addicts and gamblers due to lack of proper initiatives for its preservation and maintenance. Local people use the building as their cowshed and it has turned into the public toilet.
